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• Nickey Iyambo, former vice-president of Namibia, dies aged 82 (2019/05/21 18:01)

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  Tuesday, May 21, 2019 

  Nickey Iyambo, former vice-president of Namibia, died on Sunday, early in the morning. He was 82 years old.

  The current president of Namibia, Hage Geingob, expressed his sadness at Iyambo's death. Geingob tweeted, "I announce with sadness the passing of my comrade, former Vice President, Nickey Iyambo. He leaves behind a rich legacy of loyal service to the Namibian people. The nation has lost a freedom fighter and a leader with deep humane values. Condolences to his wife and family."

  Last year, poor health was cited when he steped down from his position.

  He was awarded the Most Brilliant Order of the Sun, first class — a high national honor conferred by the president of Namibia — in 2014.
  

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  • "Ex-Namibian vice president passes away aged 82" — MENAFN (Middle East North Africa Financial Network), May 19, 2019
  • Hage Geingob. "Hage G. Geingob on Twitter" — Twitter, May 19, 2019
  • "Namibian politician Died on Sunday May 19th 2019" — dead people.com, May 19, 2019
  • "Namibians honoured by President" — New Era (Namibia), September 8, 2014
    

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  Aali Qapu ("Great Gate") Palace, Isfahan, Iran. The name Great Gate was given to this place as it was right at the entrance to the Safavid palaces which stretched from the Naqsh e Jahan Square to the Chahar Baq Boulevard. The building, another wonderful Safavid edifice, was built by decree of Shah Abbas I in the early seventeenth century and is 40 metres (130 ft) high with six floors, each accessible by a difficult spiral staircase. It was here that the great monarch used to entertain noble visitors, and foreign ambassadors.

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  Dülmen ponies in the Wildbahn in the nature reserve “Merfelder Bruch” in the morning fog at sunrise, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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  Winged altar at the church on mount Magdalensberg, Carinthia, Austria. Anonymous master of the elder Villach Workshop, 1502.

• Wikimedia Commons picture of the day for May 23 (2019/05/23 03:00)

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  Lopesan Baobab Resort, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria.

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